Hugh I of Cyprus

Hugh I of Cyprus (1195-10 January 1218) was King of Cyprus from 1 April 1205 to 10 January 1218, succeeding Amalric II of Jerusalem and preceding Henry I of Cyprus.

Biography
Hugh was born in 1195, the son of Amalric II of Jerusalem and Eschive d'Ibelin. Hugh became king of Cyprus at the age of ten on 1 April 1205 after the death of his father Amalric, and in 1210 he married his stepsister Alice of Champagne, giving him a claim to the Kingdom of Jerusalem. His youngest son Henry I of Cyprus succeeded him on his death on 10 January 1218 in Tripoli, Lebanon.